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Working on Wellness (WOW) Newsletters

Monthly worksite wellness newsletter from the South Dakota Department of Health – Office of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

June 2021

  • Summer Safety
  • 6 Easy Ways to Reduce Stress at Work

May 2021

  • Physical Activity Matters
  • 5 Minute Movement Breaks

April 2021

  • Self-care and Stress in the Workplace
  • SAVE THE DATE: WorkWell Virtual Partnership Summit

March 2021

  • National Nutrition Month
  • Dress in Blue for Colorectal Cancer Awareness

February 2021

  • National Wear Red Day for Cardiovascular Awareness
  • 2021 WorkWell Grant Announcement

January 2021

  • Start Your Morning Our Right
  • New Year Challenge

December 2020

  • Taste of Holidays digital recipe book
  • COVID and Stress Tips

November 2020

  • How Gratitude Can Help Your Health
  • Eat Smart, Move More, Weight Less Holiday Challenge

October 2020 

  • Breast Cancer Awareness
  • Prepare for 2020-2021 Flue Season

September 2020

  • Fruit & Veggies Month
    • Daily intake recommendations based on gender and age
  • Black Hills & Badlands Tourism Association – Raised Garden Beds

August 2020

  • National Immunization Awareness Month
  • SDSU Extension Mitchell Regional Center – New Mother’s Room!

July 2020

  • Skin Cancer Awareness Month
  • Tips for Handling Times of Uncertainty

June 2020

  • Workplace Spotlight: Lloyd Companies Healthy Food and Beverages
  • National Safety Month
  • Healthy Eating at Home

May 2020

  • Workplace Spotlight: Rapid City Extension Physical Activity Space
  • COVID-19 Resources to Stay Active and Eat Healthy

April 2020

  • COVID-19
  • Workplace Spotlight: Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity

March 2020

  • National Nutrition Month – Eat Right Bite By Bite
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening Saves Lives – Are you up-to-date?

February 2020

  • American Heart Month – Are you Cardiac Ready?
  • Cardiac Ready Community Program

January 2020

  • Sustainable New Year’s Resolutions – Making Health a Priority
  • Cutting Calories in 2020
  • Undo the Risk of Prediabetes

December 2019

  • Stress Free Holiday
  • Four Trends Making Budgeting Increasingly Important

November 2019

  • Nov 21 – Great American Smokeout
  • Diabetes Awareness
  • Holiday Challenge

October 2019

  • Motivate Someone to Exercise
  • Is Weight Loss Really the Right Goal?
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month

September 2019

  • Fruit & Vegetable Awareness Month
  • Worksite Success Story: Garden to Table

August 2019

  • 3 Important Reasons for Adults to Get Vaccinated
  • Healthy Lunch Ideas at Work
  • Take the SD Breastfeeding-Friendly Business Pledge

July 2019

  • Camping
  • Bird Nest Breakfast Camping Recipe

June 2019

  • Worksite Breastfeeding Support Success Story: Landmann-Jungman Memorial Hospital in Scotland, SD

May 2019

  • SD Department of Health WorkWell Model Policies
  • Be Physically Active in Every Day Life

April 2019

  • Tips to Manage Stress
  • Alcohol Awareness Month
  • Using a Fitness Ball

March 2019

  • National Nutrition Month
    • Get access to resources like ‘Fresh, Canned or Frozen Fruits & Veggies’ ‘Top 10 Reasons to Eat More Fruits & Veggies’ and ‘5 Reasons to Eat More Color’
  • Get Screened SD
    • Colorectal Cancer Screening – How businesses can play an important role!

February 2019

  • American Heart Month
    • Walk It Out, Coffee Lovers, Don’t Hold It, Squash High Cholesterol, Hug It Our For Your Health, Go Ahead Hit Snooze

January 2019

  • Financial Resolution Tips
    • Save More, Pay Down High-Interest Debt, Spend Less

December 2018 Issue

  • Create a Healthy Holiday Workplace
  • Boys & Girls Club of the Sioux Empire Success Story: Your Health is a Gift. Be Proactive and Maintain It!

November 2018 Issue

  • Holiday Challenge – Eat Smart, Move More…Maintain, Don’t Gain!
  • National Diabetes Month
  • Healthy Hummus Recipe

October 2018 Issue

  • Apple a Day Challenge
  • National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Game Day Favorite Recipe

September 2018 Issue

  • Save the Date for the WorkWell Partnership Summit
  • Fruits & Veggies – More Matters Month!

August 2018 Issue

  • National Immunization Awareness Month
  • Worksite Success Story – Central Farmers Co-op in Salem

July 2018 Issue

  • Stand for Better Health
  • Summer Fruit Salad Recipe

June 2018 Issue

  • Sun Safety in the Worksite
  • Save the Date for the WorkWell Partnership Summit

May 2018 Issue

  • National Stroke Awareness Month
  • Black Hills Surgical Spotlight

April 2018 Issue

  • Take the Breastfeeding-Friendly Business Pledge Today!
  • April Fruit of the Month: Apricot

March 2018 Issue

  • Colorectal Cancer Screening
  • Save the Date for the WorkWell Partnership Summit

February 2018 Issue

  • ABCS of Heart Health
  • Grant opportunity to start or enhance workplace wellness programming

January 2018 Issue

  • Worksite Cancer Screening Model Policy
  • Serving Smaller Portion Sizes

December 2017 Issue

  • WorkWell in Your Worksite: Central Farmers Coop
  • Take Control of Your Health this Winter Season!

November 2017 Issue

  • WorkWell in Your Worksite
  • American Diabetes Month

September 2017 Issue

  • Are You Smart Shopping for Veggies and Fruits?
  • September Vegetable of the Month: Tomatoes

Spring 2017

  • Rapid City WorkWell Save the Date
  • WorkWell Mini Grants Awarded
  • Screening of Colorectal Cancer
  • March is National Nutrition Month
  • Stress Less for Success
  • SDSU Success Story
  • Move Your Way Through May

Winter 2016

  • WorkWell Mini Grants
  • Holiday Work Parties
  • City of Huron Success Story
  • Your Path to Heart Health
  • American Heart Month
  • Baked Sweet Potatoes and Apples

Fall 2016

  • Steps to Wellness Grant
  • WorkWell Summit
  • Voyage Success Story
  • New Look for the Nutrition Label
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Don’t Let your Bottom Line Go Up in Smoke
  • Pumpkin No Bake Energy Bites

Summer 2016

  • Steps to Wellness Grant Opportunity
  • Fall WorkWell Summit Save the Date
  • Bicycle Saftey
  • MyPlate Challenges
  • Tobacco Free Policies
  • In the Spotlight – Horton, Inc.
  • Summer Grilling

Spring 2016

  • Healthy Vending and Snack Bar Grant
  • Spring WorkWell Summit Save the Date
  • Follow Healthy Habits
  • Health Ovservances
  • Make the Promise – Colorectal Cancer Screening
  • Ways to Eat more Fruits & Veggies
  • Step it Up! and Bike Month

Winter 2015

  • Spring WorkWell Summit
  • WorkWell Mini Grant
  • Balance is a Beautiful Thing
  • Antipasti Holiday Skewers
  • Break Up Your Work Day
  • Maintain Your Motivation All Year Long
  • In the Spotlight, Girl Scouts – Dakota Horizons
  • Heart Healthy at Any Age

Fall 2015

  • Sioux Falls WorkWell Summit Registration
  • WorkWell Webinar Schedule
  • Avoid Sitting Disease
  • Fruits & Veggies – More Matters!
  • Fall Harvest Recipe
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Cold and Flu Season
  • National Diabetes Month
  • Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Summer 2015

  • Rapid City WorkWell Summit
  • WorkWell Partnership Webinars
  • Eat your Water for Good Hydration
  • Summer Farro Salad
  • UV Exposure and the Workplace
  • National Immunization Awareness
  • Healthy Vending & Snack Bar Policy Project
  • Physical Activity in the Workplace

Spring 2015

  • WorkWell Partnership News
  • Rapid City Summit Save the Date
  • Active Meetings
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening
  • Don’t Wait – Vaccinate!

Winter 2014

  • Enjoy the Holidays
  • Mini Pumpkin Tarts Recipe
  • 10 Minutes of Holiday Fitness Fun
  • Being Active Helps Relieve Holiday Stress
  • Breaking Down Barriers to Fitness

Fall 2014

  • Fruits & Veggies – More Matters!
  • Fall Recipe
  • Change the Way you Sit
  • Sioux Falls WorkWell Summit
  • Breast Cancer Awareness

Summer 2014

  • Reduce Your Exposure
  • WorkWell Partnership Summit
  • Physical Activity in the Heat
  • Staff Fitness Breaks
  • 125 Miles for Health Challenge
  • Recipe for Summer

Spring 2014

  • WorkWell Partnership Webinars
  • Summit Save the Date
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening
  • Healthy Breakfast
  • Squat Circuit Challenge
  • How Much Movement Do You Need?
  • Breakfast Fruit Smoothie

Winter 2013

  • Holiday Party Tips
  • Healthy Holiday Eats
  • New Year to Fitness
  • Stop Heart Disease
  • WorkWell Webinars
  • National Health Observances

Fall 2013

  • Farmers Market
  • Sedentary Workers
  • Is the Family Dinner a Thing of the Past?
  • Breast Cancer Awareness
  • WorkWell Summit

Summer 2013

  • Fruits and Veggies Get them in this Summer
  • Get Them This Summer
  • Beat the Heat
  • Save the Date: Sioux Falls Workwell Wellness Summit
  • Symphony Fruit Pizza
  • Challenge Your Workplace

Spring 2013

  • Does Your Workplace Have a Wellness Program?
  • Wellness Mini Grants
  • Save the Date: 2013 WorkWell Summits
  • Colorectal Cancer in South Dakota
  • Alcohol Awareness
  • National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

Winter 2012

  • Healthy Holiday Season
  • 2012 WorkWell Summit
  • Breakfast at Home
  • American Heart Month

Summer 2012

  • Workplace Tip
  • Wellness Summit
  • Sun Safety Tips
  • GetScreenedSD Colorectal Cancer Screening
  • Gardening for Health

Spring 2012

  • Enjoy Activity at Work
  • Running/Walking Safety 101
  • Colorectal Cancer Awareness
  • HPV and Cancer
  • Recipe from Fruits and Veggies More Matters
  • Save the Date

Summer 2011

  • Why Colorectal Cancer Screening?
  • BeFreeSD – Did You Know?
  • Take an Active Staycation!
  • MyPyramid.gov Gets a New Look!
  • Summertime means Farmers’ Markets are Back!

Winter 2011

  • Winter Bicycle Commuting Made Easy
  • BeFreeSD – Did You Know?
  • Top 10 Fitness Trends for 2011
  • Treats That Are Good For You
  • The Silent Killer